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Nals — Comune — Gemeinde Nals
Comune di NallesLocation of Nals in Italy
NalsCoordinates: 46°33′N 11°12′E / 46.55°N 11.2°ECoordinates: 46°33′N 11°12′E / 46.55°N 11.2°E Country Italy Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Frazioni Sirmian (Sirmiano) Government – Mayor Franz Pircher Area – Total 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi) Elevation 321 m (1,053 ft) Population (Nov. 2010) – Total 1,815 – Density 147.6/km2 (382.2/sq mi) Demonym German: Nalser
Italian: nalesiniTime zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 39010 Dialing code 0471 Website Official website Nals (Italian: Nalles) is a Gemeinde (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of the city of Trento and about 13 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.
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Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,815 and an area of 12.3 km².[1]
The municipality of Nals contains the frazione (subdivision) Sirmian (Sirmiano).
Nals borders the following municipalities: Andrian, Eppan, Gargazon, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Terlan, and Tisens.
History
Coat-of-arms
The shield is parted quarterly: the first and fourth quarter represent, in a mirror-like manner, a sable ox on argent; the second and third, always as a mirror-like image, represents an argent swan on azure. These are the arms of the Lords of Boymont-Payrsberg who owned the Schwanburg and Payrsberg Castles. The coat of arms was granted in 1967. [2]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 94.62% of the population speak German, 5.05% Italian and 0.33% Ladin as first language.[3]
Demographic evolution
References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Nals
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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